U.S.-Japan Cooperative Science Program: The Physical and Chemical Properties of Nanosized Metal Clusters on Oxide Surfaces

该奖项支持德克萨斯农工大学的David Goodman教授和日本东京大学的Yasuhiro Iwasawa教授之间为期两年的合作研究项目。研究人员将对氧化物表面纳米级金属团簇的物理和化学性质进行研究。合作者将把测量的不同大小的Au和Rh簇的物理和化学性质与它们的催化性质联系起来。他们将强调每个小组的优势，即德克萨斯小组的合成能力和东京小组的独特表征设施，特别是原子力显微镜。这些研究对于理解纳米金属团簇催化应用的独特性质至关重要，也是建立一种预测新系统和新反应的方法的关键，这种令人兴奋的材料将被解决。这项研究将促进两个具有互补专业知识和能力的强大表面化学小组之间的合作，使一个重要的技术问题能够通过广泛的现代表面方法得到解决。该项目将为两国共同努力提供一个很好的机会。通过思想和技术的交流，该项目将扩大我们的基础知识基础，促进国际了解与合作。该项目通过研究生的参与促进国际人力资源。研究人员计划在科学期刊上发表研究结果，并在科学会议上报告研究结果。

0136194GoodmanThis award supports a two-year collaborative research project between Professor David Goodman at Texas A&M University and Professor Yasuhiro Iwasawa of the University of Tokyo in Japan. The researchers will undertake a study of the physical and chemical properties of nanosized metal clusters on oxide surfaces. The collaborators will correlate those physical and chemical properties measured for Au and Rh clusters of varying size with their catalytic properties. They will stress the strengths of each group, namely, the synthesis capabilities of the Texas group and the unique characterization facilities of the Tokyo group, specifically for atomic force microscopy. These studies are essential to understanding the unique properties of nanosized metal clusters for catalytic applications, and a key to establishing a methodology for predicting new systems and new reactions to be addressed by this exciting class of materials.This research will facilitate the collaboration between two strong surface chemical groups with complementary expertise and capabilities, allowing an important technical problem to be addressed with a broad array of modern surface methods. The project will offer a good opportunity to join efforts between the two countries. Through the exchange of ideas and technology, this project will broaden our base of basic knowledge and promote international understanding and cooperation. The project advances international human resources through the participation of graduate students. The researchers plan to publish results of the research in scientific journals and report on the findings at scientific meetings.